Atlantis to the rescue, huh Michael? I believe that's what I'll do but need to wait 'til September when frames arrive, ugh. Grandy and Doug, thanks SO much for the feedback. I was heavily considering a Jones SWT but respect Grandy's ride assessments. Atlantis it is then.
Merry Christmas everyone! On Friday, December 18, 2020 at 5:51:28 PM UTC-6 Michael Lopez wrote: > It rides like a road bike with lighter wheels and no racks, and can tour > for days with the set up pictured below. So my only recourse was to build > something completely different yet still managed to be a 26" 9 speed > friction bike. > [image: 1010201238a.jpg][image: atlantis.jpg] > > > On Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at 5:29:23 PM UTC-8 Jason Fuller wrote: > >> Like the others, I couldn't in good conscience suggest replacing an early >> 2000's Atlantis with just about anything! My experience with the older >> Rivs is limited, but I've found that the old MUSA frames generally run >> lighter than their modern day versions, ie my Bombadil is barely heavier >> than my Hillborne, both in weight and in feel. I would not be surprised if >> the newest MIT road-focused frames coming out like the Charlie H Gallup and >> RoadUno end up with similar tube sets as your Atlantis. This is all >> speculation though, I could be wrong. >> >> The only reason I could see wanting to change it up is for more tire >> clearance but I'm not getting the vibe that this is a priority? >> >> I suppose a custom would always be a good replacement... haha >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9c48316a-b07f-4bc4-b159-a8f4166fc4cfn%40googlegroups.com.
